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Wera Hobhouse vs Mr Douglas Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 138 different votes 176 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 29 No
Tax 6% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
265
575 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
44.2 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
148
55.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
46
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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